Rail-joint.



No. 802,855. PATENTED 0012 1, 1905. H. H. GREEN.

BAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15,1905.

RAIL JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2d, 1905.

Application filed July 15,1905. Serial No. 269,770.

To (all whom [it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY H. GREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moul trie, in the county of St. John and State of Florida,have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to rail-joints, and especially to an improvedform of splice bar to be employed for connecting the rail-sections, andhas for its objects to produce a comparatively simple inexpensive deviceof this character which may be readily applied for use, one which willpresent a base-plate or chair for supporting the rails from beneath, andone wherem relative vertical movement and consequent pounding of themeeting ends of the rails are obviated.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafterdescribed.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pairof rail-sections, showing the improved splice-bar applied for use. Fig.2 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the splice-bar.

Referring to the drawings, 1 1 designate the rail-sections assembled inendwise relation and each comprising a head or tread 2, a base-flange 3,and a vertical web 4, these parts being of the usual construction andmaterial and adapted to perform their ordinary functions.

For connecting the rail-sections 1 there is provided a splice bar ormember 5, formed in a single piece and in accordance with my inventioncomprising a vertical portion or fish-plate 6, merging at its lower edgeinto an outwardly-extending portion or flange 7, adapted to overlie theupper face of the railbase 3 and joined at its outer edge with ahorizontal portion or base 8, designed to lie beneath the rails, therebeing provided in the vertical plate 6 a plurality of bolt-holes 9,designed to receive transverse connectingbolts 10, extended through theweb 4, and a fish-plate 11, applied at the side thereof opposite theportion or plate 6. The lower face of the base-plate 8 is inclineddownwardly and inwardly from its ends toward its longitudinal center,thus to present at the latter point a thickened portion, which liesbeneath the meeting ends of the rail-sections 1, whereby a strong firmbearing is afforded for the latter.

In practice the sections 1 are assembled in endwise relation and thesplicing member applied at the outer face of the rails 011 the innerface of which the fish-plate is positioned, the parts being finallysecured by means of the transverse connecting-bolts 10. It is to beespecially noted that under this arrangement the base portion or plate 8of the mem ber 5 will constitute a chair to lie beneath and support themeeting ends of the rails and that the thickened portion at thelongitudinal center of said base-plate will lie directly beneath therail-joint, thus to afford a maximum amount of strength at said pointfor sustaining the strain due to the tendency of the rail ends to movevertically. Furthermore, it will be seen that, owing to the plate 8being positioned beneath the rails and the flange 7 overlying the baseof the latter,with the upper edge of the side plate 6 bearing beneaththe rail-head, relative vertical movement of the rail-sections andconsequent pounding of the latter are obviated.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple deviceadmirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view and one whichmay be readily applied for use, it being understood that minor changesin the details herein set forth may be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a rail-joint, a pair of rail-sections arranged in endwise relation, a splicingmember having a side portion to bear at one side of the rail, a flangeformed on the side portion and designed to overlie the rail-base and abase portion joined to said flange and adapt ed to lie beneath the rail,a fish-plate arranged at the side of the rail opposite said sideportion, and connecting members entered transversely through therail-web for connecting the fish-plates therewith, said splicing memberhaving its base portion thickened at its longitudinal center andinclirdied upwardly from said point toward its en s.

2. A splicing member or bar comprising a vertical side portion providedat its normally lower edge with an outturned flange adapted In testimonywhereof I affiX my signature 111 presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY H. GREEN.

Witnesses:

C. F. HOPKINS, W. A. MAoWiLLrAMs.

